Vocab.

Question 1

photosynthesis

Answer 1

the process by which plants and some other organisms capture the energy in sunlight and use it to make food

Question 2

autotroph

Answer 2

an organism that makes its own food

Question 3

heterotroph

Answer 3

an organism that cannot make its own food

Question 4

respiration

Answer 4

the process by which cells break down simple food molecules to release the energy they contain

Question 5

fermentation

Answer 5

the process by which cells break down molecules to release energy without using oxygen